Limerick mother gets five years for severing Garda’s foot in near fatal hit-and-run

Niamh McDonnell wept as judge Tom O’Donnell also imposed a 10-year road ban at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court

Niamh McDonnell, who the court heard has two young children was 'drunk and had drugs in her system' when she got behind the wheel of her mother-in-law’s car on June 30, 2022. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A mother-of-two who mowed down a garda, severing his foot and leaving him for dead in a ditch, was jailed for seven years with the final two suspended on Friday.

Niamh McDonnell, (30), Gortskagh, Castlemahon, Co Limerick, wept as judge Tom O’Donnell also imposed a 10-year road ban at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.